Gun Maker Colt Suspends Production Of Rifles For Civilian Market

Gun manufacturer Colt is suspending its production of certain rifles, including the AR-15, for the civilian commercial market, though it will continue to supply them to the military and law enforcement entities.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1249690

Interesting way to have it both ways and play it down the middle.

Either way it’s a start.

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Well, most likely the prices will jump, thanks to fears of Obummer revoking the 2nd Amendment, and once the shelves are a bit cleared out they can start cranking them out again.

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TRANSLATION: “We have too many fucking UNSOLD ARs in the warehouses and the retailers DON’T WANT THEM.”

Time to find a new group of customers to sell them to (on the black market.)

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And the world didn’t end–unfortunately there are lots to be had on the secondary market, and that does not require any kind of real background check right now.

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I’m sure they’ll have the MAGA 2020 Trump edition available in time for the holidays.

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Coming soon, the Colt BR16…

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Perhaps they’re taking a moment to step back and do detailed market research among the domestic terrorist market and find out what they need to commit atrocities more efficiently?

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Market is flooded with guns, Colt retails over $1500, many cheapo copies at less than $600, and for school shootings they are just as good…

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This is going to be a recurring problem with gunmakers

Seems to me that the next thing then need to introduce is a gun that only holds a single round at a time. Then you find a way to chain those single rounds together indefinitely.

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If they could do it in a Mobius Strip that would be super-cool…

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Well crap! What are all the good wingnuts gonna give their children for Christmas now?

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Since there won’t be any new AR-15s for sale, this guarantees all future AR-15 sales will be used, without a background check. Close that loophole.

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For a $2000 donation to the Trumpp campaign, they can have a child’s name engraved on a steel slat in a new section of border wall.

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With integrated 1080p camera and 5G capability to livestream your massacres.

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How’bout one of these…

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Which says they has saturated the market and if they don’t reduce inventory prices will drop and can’t have that.

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Gold Plated

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“Modern sporting rifle”

Candidate for this year’s best Orwellism — just right for the fashionable school shooter this season.